Yesterday while brushing him, I noticed that Baku had a large hard bump on his toe. I took some pictures of it. It doesn't feel like it's full of fluid or anything. It actually feels really hard and scab-like, but I don't think that it's an actual scab.

What do you think, or have you encountered something like this before?

My name is Jon and my wife is Manami.Together we have Baku, our gorgeous Pit. He was born 7/20/09.

It's not a tick is it? If you're positive it's not a creepy-crawly, I would say keep him from pestering it, keep it clean and dry and just keep an eye on it for a couple days. Does it seem to hurt him?

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Just kidding, but it could be some kind of a warty growth. My friend has a Pit Bull who gets little growths now and again that kind of look like that. He hasn't had any on his feet but has them randomly spread on his body so it might just be some kind of benign lump.

Definitely warrants a vet visit. Looks to possibly be a histiocytoma, which generally are not malignant, but still needs to be checked out. If it continues to grow at that pace, it will need to be removed surgically.

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Harlow's histiocytoma looked nothing like that...hers was like, bright red and dome-shaped. Baku's does look very wart-like. I would definitely get it looked at asap. Anything that sprouts that quickly worries me.

~Brittany, Degan and Harlow's mom

"It is true that Pit Bulls grab and hold on. But what they most often grab and refuse to let go of is your heart, not your arm."

Tucker's and most of Indy's looked like the bright red dome -- he had several small ones on his toes that looked like warts but they went away without surgery. Katy had one on her shoulder that started as a bright red dome and rapidly grew into looking like the same sort of growth that Baku has. Her's ended up as about 2 inches in diameter with "peaks" that looked like warts and had to be removed with surgery.

I really hope Baku's is just a wart -- treatment is SO much easier!

Never make someone a priority in your life when that someone treats you like an option.

Tucker's and most of Indy's looked like the bright red dome -- he had several small ones on his toes that looked like warts but they went away without surgery. Katy had one on her shoulder that started as a bright red dome and rapidly grew into looking like the same sort of growth that Baku has. Her's ended up as about 2 inches in diameter with "peaks" that looked like warts and had to be removed with surgery.

ew! BUT, good in Baku's case. Harlow's was only about 3/4" in diameter but it was a perfect circle. it was on her leg though, so perhaps the location has something to do with the general shape of them.

good thoughts for Baku boy! Let us know ASAP!

~Brittany, Degan and Harlow's mom

"It is true that Pit Bulls grab and hold on. But what they most often grab and refuse to let go of is your heart, not your arm."

Well, he did fine at the vet. We were told that it's just a common wart that's growing fast, and not cancerous. He goes in for surgery on Tuesday to get it removed, where they'll give him 1 stitch and call it a day.

My name is Jon and my wife is Manami.Together we have Baku, our gorgeous Pit. He was born 7/20/09.

Xarpolis wrote:Well, he did fine at the vet. We were told that it's just a common wart that's growing fast, and not cancerous. He goes in for surgery on Tuesday to get it removed, where they'll give him 1 stitch and call it a day.

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"You didn't know of the magical powers of the break stick? It's up there with genies and Harry Potter as far as magic levels go." SisMorphine 01/07/07